NEW BEDFORD — A 29-year-old New Bedford man was shot near Weld Square early this morning in an apparent homicide, authorities said.

NEW BEDFORD — A 29-year-old New Bedford man was shot near Weld Square early this morning in an apparent homicide, authorities said.

The victim was identified as Scott Souza of 25 Austin St., New Bedford, according to prosecutor Dennis Collins. Collins said the victim was shot in the torso and that an autopsy will be done today by the state medical examiner's office.

Police received a 911 call about the shooting around 3 a.m., according to a news release from Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter. The call said the man was shot inside a home at 25 Austin Street.

Police found the man unconscious and took him to St. Luke's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police and prosecutors are asking anyone who may have information about this incident to contact New Bedford Police at 508-991-6300 or to utilize the district attorney's anonymous text a tip program. Citizens can submit a tip anonymously by logging on to tipsubmit.com or by texting the phrase “CALL50” to the phone number “274637” and wait for a reply. You can then text your tip. The text will not appear to come from your phone number, as it is first rerouted through a server in Canada.